Improvement in the construction of houses



3Sheets--Sheet1. T. W. H. MUSELLEY.

Construction of Houses. N 140,941, Patentedluly15,1873.

, V 1 Q WITNESSES: INVEN jmmzawv W wa -M s AM PHOTD-LITHOGIMPHICCQ MK (osaomvE'sPRack-ss) V 3'Sheets--Sheet 2,.

.T. W. H. MOSELEY. f Construction nf'Houses.

Patented July 15,1873.

FIG.

INVENTORF WITNESSES: yaw/ flu AM PHOTU-LITHOSRAPHIC C0. NHDSBQRNEJS P1900535) 3Sheets--8heet3. T. W. H. MUSELEY.

Construction of Houses. No. 140,941, Patentedluly15,1873".

INVENTOR:

WITNESSES: v yam/fly! r I 7 Attorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

THOMAS W. H. MOSELEY, OF HYDE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENTIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 140,941, dated July 15, 1873; application filed February 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. H. Mosn- LEY, of Hyde Park, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in the Construction of Buildings, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates, primarily, to improvements on the class of composite houses described in Letters Patent No. 118,382, granted to me on the 22d day of August, 1871.

My invention consists in an improved mode of laying up the planking or skeleton of the Walls, as hereinafter described, to produce perfectly plumb corners, adapted for the reception of fender-strips and finishing, as hereinafter described; and, further, in the combination, with the above, of a coating and filling of cement, applied as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a house illustrating my invention, parts of the plaster or filling of the walls and roof being omitted, so as to expose the frame-work. Fig. 2 is a perspective View, partly in section, representing. one corner of the first story of a building. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the mode of laying up the frame-Work.

A may represent a foundation, of any suitable construction. B B are boards or planks laid horizontally thereon, the said planks being separated by lapping their ends at the corners, as shown at b, and by transverse strips or blocks 0, of equal thickness, placed at suitable intervals. In laying up the planking I employ gages N O, the former being placed at the corners, and the latter at intermediate parts of the wall. These gages are stayed by braces S, provided with stakes s, to penetrate the earth. The corner gages N are further formed with strips n within their angles, against which the ends of the planks are made to abut in laying them, so as to produce at the corner vertical recesses or grooves for the reception of the fenderstrips F. The spaces between the planks are completely filled with a body of cement, H,'

which is spread over the entire inner and outer surfaces, forming a solid and continuous mass from outside to inside, wlthout leaving any vacant space or cavity. This combination produces a firm, durable, and solid wall.

The horizontality, parallelism, and prox imity of the boards B form very important elements in this mode of constructing composite Walls. I have discovered by experiment that lattice-work does not afford efficient support to the cement, so as to form a permanently-durable wall, and I have even found that parallel horizontal boards, if placed too far apart, failed to properly stay and retain the filling, and make a substantial wall.

The gages represented in Fig. 3 will be made the subject of a separate application for Letters Patent 5 but they are represented here to illustrate the most advantageous method of laying up the walls of my composite buildings.

By the use of gages thus formed, of two boards nailed together, producing two sides of a square, with a strip of about one inch square nailed in the inner angle of said gage, and by keeping this gage plumb, I produce not only a plumb corner to the Wall, but the strip prevents the ends of the boards of the wall from reaching the angle of the gage,

,and thus leaves a groove just the size of the strip from bottom to top of the wall, as well as jogs or shelves at the'ends of every board, which is necessary in furnishing a support or rest for the mortar; and this groove furnishes a seat for a fender-strip, F, at every corner of the building, which is essential in protecting the mortar from rup ture or injury. The strip is made larger than the groove that it occupies, so as to cause the surface of the final finish to be flush with the faces of the corner or fender strip, these strips bei-n g highly essential to the good qualities of the building.

The following is claimed as new:

1. The-combination of the lapped ends of the boards B, forming notched or recessed corners, with corner-fenders applied, as set forth.

2. The composite wall, boards B with lapped ends 12 and inter-spaces,

the cornerstrips F, and the cement H filling said inter-spaces and enveloping the edges of the boards, all as herein described.

THOS. W. H. MOSELEY.

Witnesses OoTAvIUs KNIGHT, WALTER ALLEN.

consisting of the i 

